Happy Halloween everyone! I hope everyone has been enjoying pumpkin patches and candy leading up to today, haha.

While I haven't had a chance to see Tanaka Farms in CA in person, I've seen lots of photos online about their super cute Sanrio collaborations throughout the year. When I saw that they had an online sale, I had to pick up some cute fall items!

The initial order that I received had the wrong tote bag inside, but they were very nice and sent me the correct tote bag really quickly. The enamel pin is perfect for fall/pumpkin season, and the large canvas tote bag is great for weekend shopping and farmers' markets!

The new Anthropologie and Terrain/Terrain Cafe opened recently in downtown Bethesda, MD - I was very excited to check it out since it was such a big space that it was taking over. The whole store spans three spacious floors, including a BHLDN (bridal shop), Terrain (garden shop), and Terrain Cafe. There's a lot to take in, and the way the store is designed is pretty amazing!

There's a lot of "stuff", maybe even more so than actual clothes, haha. That's not a problem for me, since I love looking at gift and home items. It's a great chance to see a lot of their furniture pieces in person (third floor), which I've previously only seen in their catalogs and online. As we get closer to the holidays I can't wait to see how they change up the store displays! The Terrain Cafe has been crowded whenever I've passed by - I look forward to trying out brunch or dinner there soon as well!

I love how Georgetown Cupcake gets into the Halloween spirit with so many special flavors! These are just two of the flavors that are available for the rest of the month. On the left we have the Midnight Cookies and Creme flavor, which consists of a "Valrhona chocolate cupcake topped with a milk chocolate cookies & crème buttercream frosting and cookie crumbles". On the right is the Halloween Surprise, which is a "Madagascar vanilla cupcake infused with orange and black non-pareils,
topped with a whipped Callebaut chocolate frosting and decorated with a
white fondant ghost".

The Midnight Cookies and Creme is an extra chocolatey cookies and creme cupcake, and is perfect for anyone that really loves chocolate! The surprise in the Halloween Surprise is lots of orange and black sprinkles throughout the cake - so, maybe not actually surprising, but still cute and seasonal :o) Both of these are delicious and would be great for any fall or Halloween parties!

Clearly as a big fan of Lady Gaga, I knew that I would go see the remake of A Star is Born, which came out here on October 5th. But even if you're not a fan of Lady Gaga and think she'll ruin the movie (which, how dare you, haha), it was really such a great movie that everyone should go see it!

The concert performances throughout the movie were especially done really well, and the sound quality adds to the feeling of being at a live show. There's so many different layers to the story between Jackson (Bradley Cooper) and Ally (Lady Gaga) that I think everyone will be able to relate to some aspect of it. While technically it is a remake that has been done a few times before, the original music and the way the story has been adapted by Bradley Cooper and his fellow writers was done really well, in my opinion.

The soundtrack mixes together songs from the movie, songs that didn't make it into the movie, and key dialogue that sets you up for certain points in the story. I love that it's almost like seeing the movie again in a different way. Lady Gaga is obviously an amazing singer, but Bradley Cooper's extensive voice training is really impressive here as well. Everyone go see the movie (multiple times if you're like me) and get the soundtrack ASAP!

It's no secret that I love fall, and basically all the fun stuff in stores that come out for the season, haha. I also love finding other ways to celebrate everything good about the fall, so I was very happy to see Brittany Viklund brought back her cute bucket list a few weeks ago!

Downloading the bucket list is free, and it's a fun way to make sure you're celebrating the season in big and little ways, which I love. It's a nice reminder to do all the fun things before we get into the cold winter season!

I especially love the Fall flavors at Georgetown Cupcake, there are so many fun options for the month! The Halloween themed flavors are especially fun for parties, and there's a lot to choose from. This month, there's also a special TLC one that includes a charity donation, which is a delicious way to give to others.

- TLC "Give a Little" Chocolate and Buttercream: Make the world a sweeter place by supporting National Bullying
Prevention Month. For every “Give A Little” Chocolate & Buttercream
cupcake purchased during the month of October, TLC will donate $1 to
Love is Louder. This flavor is a Valrhona chocolate cupcake topped with a
Madagascar vanilla buttercream, red and white sprinkles, and a “Give A
Little” fondant decoration.

About Me

Easily amused, highly opinionated. Will try just about anything once, thrives equally on impulse buys and coupon usage.
Comments and suggestions for new things to try out are always welcome!
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